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Irrigated wheat in North West Frontier Province: A synthesis of On-farm research results 1983-86
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1990)
This paper presents the data obtained from on-farm experiments on tillage, variety, weed control, and fertilizer in the irrigated areas of Mardan, Peshawar, and Swat Districts of NWFP. More emphasis is given to Mardan ...
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Labour problems and the economics of introducing mechanical cotton pickers in the Southern Punjab, Pakistan
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1991)
Cotton, the most important export crop of Pakistan, showed a tremendous increase in yield and production during the 1980s. With the doubling of production, the problem of the availability of the labour for picking has also ...
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Factors affecting adoption of semi dwarf wheats in marginal areas: evidence from the rainfed Northern Punjab
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1991)
This study was undertaken in rainfed Pothwar of the Punjab to assess farmers' wheat varietal choices and factors affecting adoption of semi-dwarf varieties. This tract can be divided into three sub-zones based on rainfall ...
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Adoption of Basmati-385: implications for time conflicts in the rice-wheat cropping systems of Pakistan's Punjab
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1989)
The traditional basmati rice-wheat cropping system of Pakistan's Punjab involves major time conflicts between the harvesting date of rice and the planting date of wheat. The lengthy maturity period of traditional basmati ...
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Rice varietal adoption in Jafarabad District Baluchistan
(PARC; CIMMYT, 1989)
High yielding rice varieties play an important role in increasing rice productivity. Rice breeders at various research stations in Pakistan are continuously working to evolve and disseminate high yielding varieties (Khichi ...
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Weed management strategies for wheat in the irrigated Punjab: farmers knowledge, adoption and economics
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1988)
Weeds have been reported as a major limiting factor in efforts to further raise wheat productivity in the irrigated Punjab. With this in mind, the study was planned to assess the extent of weeds in farmers' fields, their ...
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Factors affecting current and potential cropping intensity in the Southern Punjab of Pakistan
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1988)
Cropping intensity in the cotton-wheat areas of Pakistan's Punjab is well below its potential and also significantly lower than in neighbouring areas of India's punjab. Analysis of annual cropping intensity indicates that ...
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Analytics of barani farming systems of northern punjab: cropping intensity, crop-livestock interactions and food self-sufficiency
(PARC; CIMMYT, 1988)
The rainfed areas of Pothwar plateau cover about one quarter of total cropped area of the Punjab. Farming in the area is characterised by a complex and diversified set of activities. Farm productivity in the region is ...
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Wheat in Barani areas of Northern Punjab: a synthesis of on-farm research results 1982-1988
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1990)
This paper analyses the results from on-farm experiments on tillage, variety, fertiliser, and weed control on rainfed wheat production in the high and medium rainfall zones of Pakistan. The experiments were conducted from ...
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Technical change and returns to wheat breeding research in Pakistan's Punjab in the post-green revolution period
(CIMMYT; PARC, 1990)
Rates of yield gain and returns to wheat breeding are estimated for Pakistan's Punjab in the period since the introduction of semidwarf varieties. Analysis of two comprehensive data sets indicates that wheat breeders have ...